Model 1

Section A [45 marks]

Answer all questions in this section.
1 The function 𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥) is defined as
𝑥𝑥 2 +𝑥𝑥−12
⎧ |𝑥𝑥−3|
, 𝑥𝑥 <3
⎪
𝑓𝑓 (𝑥𝑥 ) = 𝐴𝐴 , 𝑥𝑥 = 3
⎨2𝑥𝑥 − 𝐵𝐵, 3 < 𝑥𝑥 ≤ 4
⎪
⎩ 𝐶𝐶, 𝑥𝑥 > 4
(a) Find lim− 𝑓𝑓 (𝑥𝑥 ) and lim+ 𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥 ) [4 marks]
𝑥𝑥→3 𝑥𝑥→3

(b) Use the definition of continuity to determine the values of A and B if 𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥) is
continuous at 𝑥𝑥 = 3 . ` [3 marks]
(c) For what values of C is 𝑓𝑓(𝑥𝑥) discontinuous at 𝑥𝑥 = 4. [2 marks]

2 The parametric equations are 𝑥𝑥 = 2𝜃𝜃 − cos 𝜃𝜃 and 𝑦𝑦 = 2 − sin 𝜃𝜃. Find the equation of the tangent to the

curve at appoint with parameter 𝜋𝜋. [6 marks]

3 Evaluate the definite integrals

ln 2 𝑒𝑒 𝑥𝑥
(a) ∫0 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 [3 marks]
1+𝑒𝑒 𝑥𝑥
3 𝑥𝑥
(b) ∫0 𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 [6 marks]
√1+𝑥𝑥

4 Solve the differential equation

𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑
𝑥𝑥 + 𝑦𝑦 = 𝑥𝑥 sin 𝑥𝑥 , given that 𝑥𝑥 = 𝜋𝜋, 𝑦𝑦 = 1 [7 marks]
𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑

5 Using the Maclaurin theorem show that the first two non-zero terms of the expansion series of ln(cos x )
1 1
is − 2 𝑥𝑥 2 − 12 𝑥𝑥 4 − ⋯ [4 marks]

2 x 2 + ln(cos x) 2
lim
Hence, evaluate x →0 3x 2 − x3 [2 marks]

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6 Show that the equation 𝑒𝑒 𝑥𝑥 = has a root in the interval [0, 1]. Use the Newton-Raphson method with
1+𝑥𝑥
the initial estimate 𝑥𝑥0 = 0.5 to estimate the root correct to three decimal places. [8 marks]

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Section B [15 marks]
Answer one questions only in this section.

7 (a) By making the change of variable 𝑧𝑧 = 𝑥𝑥 − 3𝑦𝑦, show that the differential equation
𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 𝑥𝑥 − 3𝑦𝑦 + 5
=
𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑 𝑥𝑥 − 3𝑦𝑦 − 1
maybe reduced to a differential equation with separable variables. [4 marks]
Solve this differential equation, and hence, obtain an equation which defines the relation between x and y.
[4 marks]

𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑
(b) A radioactive substance of mass N gram decays at the rate of = −𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘, where k is a constant.
𝑑𝑑𝑑𝑑

Initially the amount of the substance was 80 gram. After 100 years it decayed to 20 grams.
(i) Express N in terms of the elapsed time t. [4 marks]
(ii) Calculate the amount of the substance remains after 120 years. [3 marks]

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8 Sketch on the same coordinate system the curve 𝑦𝑦 = , and 𝑦𝑦 2 = 2(𝑥𝑥 − 1). Find the coordinates of
2𝑥𝑥

the points of the intersection of the two curves. [6 marks]

3 19 3
Show that the area of the region bounded by 𝑦𝑦 = , 𝑦𝑦 2 = 2(𝑥𝑥 − 1) and 𝑦𝑦 = 3 is ( − ln 3).
2𝑥𝑥 3 2

Calculate the volume of the solid of revolution when this region is rotated through 3600 about the
𝑦𝑦 − 𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎𝑎. [9 marks]